Nuwu

E159410

Nuwu is the self-designation of the Southern Paiute people, an Indigenous group native to the southwestern United States.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Nuwu canonical 2
Natinixwe 1
Numu 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
ethnic group
country United States
culturalRegion American Southwest
exonym Southern Paiute people
hasAutonym Nuwu
hasTraditionalPractice basketry
ceremonial dances
storytelling
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan languages
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
nativeTo Arizona
California
Nevada
Southwestern United States
Utah
partOf Numic peoples
Uto-Aztecan peoples
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
recognizedAs Native American tribe
relatedEthnicGroup Chemehuevi
Northern Paiute
Ute people
religion Christianity
traditional Indigenous beliefs
selfDesignationOf Southern Paiute people
traditionalRegion Colorado Plateau
Great Basin
Mojave Desert margins
linked to: Mojave Desert
traditionalSubsistence gathering
hunting
small-scale agriculture
usesLanguage Southern Paiute language

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chemehuevi autonym Nüwü
linked to: Nuwu
Hupa people hasAutonym Natinixwe
linked to: Nuwu
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians hasPrimaryEthnonym Nuwuvi
linked to: Nuwu
Nuwu hasAutonym Nuwu
Northern Paiute language hasAlternativeName Numu
linked to: Nuwu